‘Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy’: NJ Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation
9 Jan 2020

‘Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy’: NJ Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/18/huge-step-toward-more-inclusive-representative-democracy-nj-restores-voting-rights Published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 by Common Dreams “On this historic day, New Jersey has lifted… 83,000 ghosts of democracy out of the shadows.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, signed … Continued

Clean Slate Implementation Begins December 26: Check Out MyCleanSlatePA.com
17 Dec 2018

Clean Slate Implementation Begins December 26: Check Out MyCleanSlatePA.com

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From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): Clean Slate implementation begins as of December 26th, with thousands of Pennsylvanians newly eligible to seal their first-degree misdemeanors and their simple assault convictions! People all over the state have been looking for advice about … Continued

New Research Shows Expungement/Sealing Records is Life-Changing for Qualified Returning Citizens
20 Sep 2018

New Research Shows Expungement/Sealing Records is Life-Changing for Qualified Returning Citizens

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From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): CLS proudly announces the release of a new paper from our colleague Jamie Gullen.  https://bit.ly/2MM6hvJ Research, data, and most importantly, the lived experiences of people with criminal records show that expungement and sealing can be … Continued

Good News! Clean Slate Bill Begins to Move
15 Jun 2017

Good News! Clean Slate Bill Begins to Move

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Under Pennsylvania’s “Clean Slate” bill, records of minor, non-violent misdemeanor convictions will automatically be sealed from public viewing after 10 conviction-free years. Photo from Steven Gottlieb via The Atlantic. By Andy Hoover, Communications Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania This … Continued